Category Archives: Useful information

Sequencing the DNA of the Original Nittany Lion

Museum News, Useful information

Speaking of conservation and preservation . . . check it out. This student is sequencing the DNA of the last known Eastern Mountain Lion, which is usually on display at the All-Sports Museum. Read the Penn State News article here.

 

Schreyer Honors Scholar Maya Evanitsky searches for the best place to remove a skin sample from the "Original Nittany Lion," the more than 150-year-old specimen that resides at Penn State's All-Sports Museum. Evanitsky combined her major in biochemistry and molecular biology with her interest in anthropology and ancient DNA and will spend this summer sequencing and analyzing DNA from the Nittany Lion. Image: Pat Little
Schreyer Honors Scholar Maya Evanitsky searches for the best place to remove a skin sample from the “Original Nittany Lion,” the more than 150-year-old specimen that resides at Penn State’s All-Sports Museum. Evanitsky combined her major in biochemistry and molecular biology with her interest in anthropology and ancient DNA and will spend this summer sequencing and analyzing DNA from the Nittany Lion.
Image: Pat Little

Professional Development Workshops at the Palmer Museum of Art

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Let me know if you would like to sign up for any or all of the following:

Professional Development Workshops

Friday March 20, 27 and April 3, 10, and 17

2:30 to 4:00 p.m., Palmer Museum of Art

Are you a student in the College of Arts and Architecture who wants to learn more about matting and framing, packing and shipping, collecting, or communicating about works of art? Are you interested in knowing more about the professional opportunities available in art museums? Look no further! The staff at the Palmer Museum of Art is offering a series of free workshops to students in the College. Reservations are required and space may be limited. Please contact the curator of education at 814.863.9188 or dck10@psu.edu to reserve a space or find out more.

 

March 20: Collecting 101: How to Build an Art Collection with Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator. Drs. Albert and Lorraine Kligman Print and Drawing Study Room.

 

March 27: No More Dips, Hooks, or Blade Flex: Flawless Matting and Framing with Rich Hall, senior preparator and Craig Witter, preparatory. Meet in the lobby of the Palmer Museum of Art.

 

April 3: Get it There Safely: Packing and Shipping Works of Art with Beverly Sutley, registrar. Palmer-Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art.

 

April 10: Yes, but what does it MEAN? Talking About Your Work with Audiences with Dana Carlisle Kletchka, curator of education and Joyce Robinson, curator. Meet in the lobby of the Palmer Museum of Art.

 

April 17: So, You Want to Work in an Art Museum?, a panel discussion featuring the staff of the Palmer Museum of Art (registration not necessary). Palmer-Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art.